Sep
24
W.TEC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL AWARD
September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
By Toyin
The hardworking ICT crusader for women of Nigeria, Ms. Oreoluwa Somolu the Executive Director of Women’s technology Empowerment Centre [W.TEC] will be off to Arizona next week to pick her “Change Agent Award” organized by Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. She will be joined by another change agent from Nigeria by the Name Halima Ibrahim and their Kenya colleague Anne Ikiara-Kabaara that will be receiving the same award. This award is to commend their efforts and recognise their contributions in empowering and improving women and girls life via Information and Communication Technology [ICT] and Information Technology [IT].

This is a deserving award for women of substance, women that believe in imparting their generations and their nations. I am proud of W.TEC Executive Director and I am sure this is the beginning of more good things to come on the path of a selfless woman! Congratulations Oreoluwa Somolu!
For further reading: Change Award Winners
Sep
11
Photos Speak
September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By Toyin
W.TEC was at the Human Development Initiative office yesterday 10/09/2009 delivering a talk on the benefit of ICT for the youth at their “get Global” event. It was an exhilarating moment to the 23 secondary school students both male and female in attendance to learn about Information and Communication Technology.
Here are few pictures of the event:



Picture 1: W.TEC Executive Driector, Oreoluwa Somolu teaching the class.
Picture 2: Some of the participants/ Students learning and listening on.
Picture 3: W.TEC ED capturing the attention of all the participants/students
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